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Bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human bone marrow and umbilical cord

  • Authors:
    • Kulisara Marupanthorn
    • Chairat Tantrawatpan
    • Pakpoom Kheolamai
    • Duangrat Tantikanlayaporn
    • Sirikul Manochantr
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  • Published online on: February 1, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2872
  • Pages: 654-662
  • Copyright: © Marupanthorn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that can give rise to different cell types of the mesodermal lineages. They are powerful sources for cell therapy in regenerative medicine as they can be isolated from various tissues, and can be expanded and induced to differentiate into multiple lineages. Recently, the umbilical cord has been suggested as an alternative source of MSCs. Although MSCs derived from the umbilical cord can be induced to differentiate into osteoblasts with a phenotypic similarity to that of bone marrow-derived MSCs, the differentiation ability is not consistent. In addition, MSCs from the umbilical cord require a longer period of time to differentiate into osteoblasts. Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in bone tissue regeneration. In addition, several studies have supported the use of BMP-2 in periodontal regeneration, sinus lift bone-grafting and non-unions in oral surgery. Although the use of BMP-2 for bone tissue regeneration has been extensively investigated, the BMP-2-induced osteogenic differentiation of MSCs derived from the umbilical cord has not yet been fully examined. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to examine the effects of BMP-2 on the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs derived from umbilical cord compared to that of MSCs derived from bone marrow. The degree of osteogenic differentiation following BMP-2 treatment was determined by assessing alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and the expression profiles of osteogenic differentiation marker genes, osterix (Osx), Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) and osteocalcin (Ocn). The results revealed that BMP-2 enhanced the osteogenic differentiation capacity of MSCs derived from both bone marrow and umbilical cord as demonstrated by increased ALP activity and the upregulation of osteogenic differentiation marker genes. The enhancement of the osteogenic differentiation capacity of MSCs by BMP-2 suggests that these MSCs may be used as alternative sources for bone engineering or cell therapy in regenerative medicine.
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Marupanthorn K, Tantrawatpan C, Kheolamai P, Tantikanlayaporn D and Manochantr S: Bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human bone marrow and umbilical cord. Int J Mol Med 39: 654-662, 2017
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Marupanthorn, K., Tantrawatpan, C., Kheolamai, P., Tantikanlayaporn, D., & Manochantr, S. (2017). Bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human bone marrow and umbilical cord. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 39, 654-662. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2872
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Marupanthorn, K., Tantrawatpan, C., Kheolamai, P., Tantikanlayaporn, D., Manochantr, S."Bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human bone marrow and umbilical cord". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39.3 (2017): 654-662.
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Marupanthorn, K., Tantrawatpan, C., Kheolamai, P., Tantikanlayaporn, D., Manochantr, S."Bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human bone marrow and umbilical cord". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39, no. 3 (2017): 654-662. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2872